Ahta River
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Kwak̓wala language |
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into head of Bond Sound, between Knight and Kingcome Inlets, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°52'09"N, 126°09'55"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/16 |
| Related Maps: |
92L 92L/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 25 November 1970 on 92L, as listed in 1966 BC Gazetteer and early field notes. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So-named on July 1896 survey plans of Lots 117-129, and 132-138 (FB 98/97, ph5), also on survey plans for Lots 505-512, surveyed in September 1907 (FB 816/07 ph16). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |